The Mayor's hands trembled as he held the phone again, his mind racing with panic and strategy. Kai's words replayed in his head like an ominous echo.
Why would Kai, knowing full well that the police were under his control, want them summoned to the mansion? What was his endgame?
At that moment the Mayor's thoughts swirled in chaos. This has to be a bluff, he thought. Kai couldn't seriously expect to bring him down with the very system he controlled. But as he began dialing the number again as Kai instructed again, a chilling realization crept in. Kai wasn't bluffing.